Cystic adenomyosis of the uterus: MRI

Adenomyosis of the uterus is most often seen as focal or diffuse thickening of the myometrial junctional zone on MRI. We describe the morphologic features and signal characteristics of the rarer cystic form of the disease, as revealed by MRI. We conclude that cystic adenomyosis of the uterus is char...

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Published inJournal of magnetic resonance imaging Vol. 8; no. 6; p. 1198
Main Authors Troiano, R N, Flynn, S D, McCarthy, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.1998
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Cysts - complications
Cysts - diagnosis
Cysts - surgery
Endometriosis - complications
Endometriosis - diagnosis
Endometriosis - surgery
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Myometrium - pathology
Myometrium - surgery
Retrospective Studies
Uterine Diseases - complications
Uterine Diseases - diagnosis
Uterine Diseases - surgery
Uterine Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Uterine Hemorrhage - etiology
Uterine Hemorrhage - surgery
Uterus - pathology
Uterus - surgery
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Summary:Adenomyosis of the uterus is most often seen as focal or diffuse thickening of the myometrial junctional zone on MRI. We describe the morphologic features and signal characteristics of the rarer cystic form of the disease, as revealed by MRI. We conclude that cystic adenomyosis of the uterus is characterized by a well-circumscribed cystic lesion within the myometrium that demonstrates hemorrhage in differential stages of organization on MR images.
ISSN:1053-1807
DOI:10.1002/jmri.1880080603